Turn in your old wood stove, get money

The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency is reminding consumers about deals that will allow them to turn in inefficient wood stoves — a major contributor to winter air pollution — for cleaner models.

The federal government is offering an energy tax credit of up to $1,500 on the purchase of a qualifying wood stove or pellet stove, high-efficiency furnace, heat pump or insulation.

Local utilities, including Seattle City Light, offer incentive programs. And in Tacoma and surrounding Pierce County communities, residents can trade out old, uncertified devices and save at least $750 on a new heating device.

Want to know how to get more heat from wood but reduce pollution? The agency with the Northwest Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Association will have clinics on that subject at 11 a.m. Saturday in King, Kitsap, Pierce, Snohomish, Clallam, Jefferson, Thurston, Skagit and Whatcom counties.